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Advice please on masonary paint
Advice please on masonary paint Advice please on masonary paint Hi there, hope you can help please. 1980's house with cavity wall (cavity is filled) Outside has some mock tudor rendered panels The render is textured & applied over assumed concrete blockwork, not brick Render has existing...
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How to go about repairing/covering this ceiling
How to go about repairing/covering this ceiling How to go about repairing/covering this ceiling Hi all Moved into a new house recently and removed a sort of media wall. I've been left with this mess of a ceiling, What's the best way to go about repairing? I'd need to cover this wide hole...
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Drip cap on shed door
Drip cap on shed door Drip cap on shed door I’ve got these doors on my shed. They are under a soffit, which provides some protection from the rain but was wondering whether I can slot something under the feathered boards (above the door) and have hanging slightly over the door to provide some...
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Porch extension Roof pitch
Porch extension Roof pitch Porch extension Roof pitch I’m having a porch built. The porch is tiny. As I am moving the front door from its current position to the porch entrance - making it in essence an extension. With regards to the pitched roof… To adhere to building regs was timbers would...
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Telephone socket replacement woes!
Telephone socket replacement woes! Telephone socket replacement woes! Hi there I recently had some new carpet fitted and during the work the fitter accidentally severed the internal phone wiring. It's a Virgin Media 'fibre' phone line so I was able to reconnect a phone directly to the router...
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Shower pump anti-vibration hoses
Shower pump anti-vibration hoses Shower pump anti-vibration hoses I've been advised to change my 15mm x 3/4" pump hoses because they have isolating valves because they not being full bore. Yet if I measure the bores on both the isolating and non-isolating hose they both have 8mm. Advised to...
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Conservatory Roof Panel Slipping
Conservatory Roof Panel Slipping Conservatory Roof Panel Slipping Hi, I'm sorry if this has been asked many times but I am having trouble with roof panels slipping on my conservatory. I was hoping that someone can recommend the correct end panels to use. I was looking at these: But they...
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Alarm control box hot
Alarm control box hot Alarm control box hot the control box on my scantronic 9450 alarm is very hot on the top surface, not too hot to touch but significantly hot. My wife is concerned that it may burst into flames. I could pull the fuse, to disable the box, but would need to delve inside to...
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T&G Bathroom subfloor and shower tray
T&G Bathroom subfloor and shower tray T&G Bathroom subfloor and shower tray Hi All, I've been scouring the net and there's quite a bit of information (sometimes conflicting) on what's the best way to tackle this. I've become fairly handy with diy over the years and I'm planning to update my...
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ffx in admin ffx in admin Folkestone Fixings Limited - in administration Folkestone Fixings Limited - in administration www.pwc.co.uk by ETAF This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Re paint after brine damage?
Re paint after brine damage? Re paint after brine damage? Hi anyone have any experience of repainting after brine (salty water) damage? Had the brine tank on a water softener crack a week ago now replaced under warranty . The manufacturers have agreed to redecoration costs I've had...
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Damp / Slate DPC / Render Breaching
Damp / Slate DPC / Render Breaching Damp / Slate DPC / Render Breaching Hi! Recently purchased a C1856 settlers cottage that was assessed as having rising damp during the pre-inspection. Got an "expert" out to check and they confirmed rising damp, which they can fix for bulk coin. Been...
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Soakaway Question
Soakaway Question Soakaway Question I hope am I explaining this clearly. But basically I live in a semi detatched house. My neighbour (not attached) and their attached neighbour have been draining their surface water into a soakaway on my property for what I can assume is since when the...
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Right way to finish channelling
Right way to finish channelling Right way to finish channelling We’ve had some pipes for a new radiator channelled into the walls. It’s already been filled in by the plumber and we need to cleanly finish it off and paint it before the radiator can go on It’s been filled with a rough mix of...
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Heated towel rail issue
Heated towel rail issue Heated towel rail issue I have an open vented system with a conventional boiler. Moved in recently and two heated towel rails came on with both heating and hot water. After a couple of weeks one towel rail has stopped coming on with the hot water. It still works fine...
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We Will Dance Again
We Will Dance Again We Will Dance Again The BBC has been accused of bias with regard to their coverage of the Israel Hamas war. The Telegraph is paywalled so I'll put the JP link up. BBC bias on Israel: How did the UK broadcaster lose impartiality? - opinion Researchers identified a total...
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Changing out old Immermat Flash timer with a new Immermat Flash timer
Changing out old Immermat Flash timer with a new Immermat Flash timer Changing out old Immermat Flash timer with a new Immermat Flash timer by DUNNER1974 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Basin Tap Flexi Pipe - Tight Angles
Basin Tap Flexi Pipe - Tight Angles Basin Tap Flexi Pipe - Tight Angles Trying to replace the cold and hot water compression flexi pipes (with isolator valves) in the bathroom basin. The new ones are 15mm x 1/2" x 300mm which seems to match the length of the old ones (fitted by previous house...
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Multi chimney stack construction
Multi chimney stack construction Multi chimney stack construction We have a chimney stack that is shared with our neighbour, four chimneys belonging to each house. Our four are all open and in use. The central wall in the chimney, above roof height (so the party wall between us and the...
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Conservatory Leaking around door frame
Conservatory Leaking around door frame Conservatory Leaking around door frame Hello, we have just this week moved into a house with a 15 year old conservatory. It is in excellent condition… or so we thought. Today we have had a lot of heavy rain and tonight we have noticed slow drips coming...
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